LUXOR, Egypt-A Chinese-Egyptian archaeological mission has breathed life into the once-abandoned Montu Temple in the Karnak Temple complex of Egypt’s monument-rich city of Luxor, says an official with Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Mustafa al-Saghir, director-general of Karnak Temple Complex Antiquities, says “although the joint Egyptian-Chinese mission has been working for two seasons only, it has achieved very significant results at the temple”.
The mission is performing excavations through which the architectural elements of the temple are being revealed, he says.
“There are also restoration work taking place in many parts of the temple … the mission is also conducting special studies,…